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The assassination of...the 'Rule of Law' in Sweden

The Swedish Migration Agency,this week, issued a statement confirming their “legal view that there are ‘safe’ areas in Afghanistan” to which young asylum seekers (who came here at the invitation of 2 Swedish Prime Ministers) can be deported.This is in clear opposition to masses of expert opinion and reports which clearly show that a war has been raging in Afghanistan for many years and the escalation of civilian casualties has never, even at the height of American troop presence in the tens of thousands, been as high as these last 3 years. This data is from a Swedish reasearch (click here)

Deportations on these terms are usually known as ‘Refoulement’ and are contrary to conventions agreed and signed by Sweden over many, many decades.

Much is made in the corridors of power of the ‘legality’ of what is done. The Rule of Law is paramount is the prime argument.

What, however, is the situation when that ‘rule of law’ contradicts existing laws or when that ‘quoted law’ does not meet the required standards of juris prudence in a modern western democracy? What is the situation when that ‘law’ is obtained illegally, illegally as defined by all normally accepted definitions of independent judiciary?

Justice and democracy require a number of basic foundations. The first of these foundations in a modern western democracy is - an Independent Judiciary. That means a judiciary that is free from political interference and influence. There are enough Swedish academic reports which illustrate the ‘politicisation of the courts’ here in Sweden

A second foundation is that old saying,’Justice shall not only be done, it must be seen to be done’. In other words, transparency. A ‘court’ where a full verbatim transcript is NOT made and NOT available fails to meet the requirement of transparency and denies to the defendant any meaningful route to appeal. In other words, no checks are built into the system to allow for proper legal control and censure of actions by a Government or Government Department that would otherwise be regarded as ‘Contempt of Court’ in a normal legal system.

In such a scenario there is NO RULE OF LAW. There is ‘pretend justice’.A ‘potatismos’ law is not a law, it just looks like one!

I am not here discussing IMMIGRATION POLITICS.

I am discussing the failure of Sweden - a modern western democracy with a PR reputation of being humanitarian and just - to correct the situation endemic in some areas of ‘law enforcement’ that fail to meet the basic fundamental criteria of justice.

The ‘rule of law’ fails when that ‘law’ does not meet the required standards. This can be easily illustrated by the confusion and dissent caused from a law this year, commonly known as the ‘gymnasie law’.

That the ‘rule of law’ is prostituted and debased by ‘Migration Courts’ that are both politicised and contradict Sweden’s own ‘Rules for Court Procedures’ (1999) is a betrayal of the requirements of a modern democracy.

As Gandhi said, ‘ there are unjust laws as there are unjust men’.

SO WHAT?

Well, I would ask Swedes to ask themselves a very simple couple of questions:

1. When Swedish young people in our schools hear and learn of what is happening is so-called courts, how much respect do you think they carry for the rest of their life for ‘the rule of law’?

2. At what point can you trust any government enough to allow for the ‘rule of law’ and the ‘modern concepts of justice’ to be surrendered? Law,Justice, are the citizens only guarantee of freedom.

As one of the most respected Think Tanks in the world has stated:

“For the Rule of Law to be present, good laws are required,not just strict adherence to government enforcement of bad laws”.

Cato Institute

And in respect of Immigration Law, the Cato Institute observes as follows:

 There is clearly adequate evidence from reputable Swedish  sources that support the view that the present system does NOT meet these requirements but,indeed, falls so short of them as to be directly and fairly comparable to systems in some 3^rd world countries or systems extant in Europe 80 years ago.

The destruction of democracy

Watching Sweden wriggle and squirm under the burden of trying to get out of promises made, invitations given. is a very sick experience for a non-swede like me who has previously believed in the excellence of Sweden.

I cannot imagine how real Swedes feel about it.It must be devastating to realise what a hypocritical scenario they have been living under for many years.

Not least to realise what a sham,fake,the 'legal system' is that they had thought was so civilised. The myth of a fair and just legal system has been blown apart with Swedish reports of 'politicised courts' and adequate and growing volumes of evidence of serious failings in the administration of Court Procedure rules.

The failure to give Amnesty to young people from Afghanistan that Sweden invited here with 'open heart' and 'refugees welcome' speeches is not simply wrecking the lives of young people who believed what Sweden said - it is destroying the very fabric of trust on which Swedish society was built.

The price Sweden is paying for this Machiavellian absurdity is high and will be far reaching, affecting generations to come in Sweden. It is a Brutus dagger into the heart of democratic values.

Eulogy to a betrayed nation

another 13 months of torture

So, with much publicity, the new law affecting 9000 young 'asylum seekers' (most of whom qualify under all the conventions agreed by Sweden since 1951) comes into force on the 1st July 2018.

As with the 'new law to solve the problem' in June 2017, this one is also simply a temporary plaster

over a self inflicted political wound.Remember, Sweden's 2 Prime Ministers invited these young people to come to Sweden with promises that they would be welcome! 

This law does not give amnesty or permanent residency to all those who have been subjected to over 2 years of psychological and emotional torture by a system that is afraid even to keep full verbatim court records of what happens in Migration Courts - and the accusations and opinions that are used within those courts, even though they lack any truth or any evidence.

This new law gives a 13 month extension of torture and insecurity, after which the asylum seeker may apply further....as long as the Migration Agency has decided that it is politically inconvenient to practice refoulement (since Afghanistan is not regarded by most as a 'safe place'...as it is by the Swedish Migration Agency). After the 13 month period, the Migration Agency will decide if the permission can be extended.

Based on the evidences in my possession about the incorrect/incompetent  and/or deceitful behaviour of the Migration Agency in the past 2.5 years, I would not have them decide for me what breakfast cereal is best !!! (they cannot even measure someone's height correctly...making a 15 year old 10cms higher than he actually was...and 2 years later is still not as high as he was measured).

In other words, this new law has nothing to do with asylum seekers....and everything to do with postponing any REAL DECISION until after the national elections in September.

source of data on the new 1st July law: 
https://skl.se/5.1c536e4b1644a9f5be656f7.html?utm_source=notifiering&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=press

The actual score in Europe

and when you look at the perversion of legal system here in Sweden, you can understand why this figure is so disgraceful.
check out some examples here:http://sweden-asylum-problem.com/tc/

The end of tradition

civilised law - European Court of Human Rights

A lesson in law for Sweden and about it's (so far ignored) obligations under EU law, from the European Court of Human Rights

case ref: http://www.asylumlawdatabase.eu/en/case-law/france-%E2%80%93-lyon-administrative-tribunal-3-april-2017-no-1702564#content

What are you afraid of, Sweden...the truth ????

perhaps there are things happening in these courts that cast a very poor light on the so-called 'Justice System' in what was previously considered a modern western democracy.

the real twist on that 'care and support' spin !

According to the statistics issued by the Swedish Migration Agency, it appears the 'flood' of refugees has been controlled...to such a level that 2017 was the lowest 'input' for 12 years.

Who would ever have believed that by listening to M and SD talking...or even S   - trying to get votes for the next election ?

In other words, this whole 'refugee ' thing - which surged in 2014 + 2015 as a result of 2 Prime Ministers inviting refugees here - is now being used to divert people's attention and/or blame the shortcomings of other policies upon immigrants.

Worth reminding ourselves that a lot of our TAX money from Foreign Aid budgets was withdrawn to be spent 'at home in Sweden' to enrich our society,kommunes, businesses,schools, swedish jobs....under the excuse of providing 'care and support' for immigrants.

I say 'excuse' because as soon as the economic effects within the country have produced good GDP figures and lowered Swedish unemployment...Sweden cannot wait to throw young people out, even back to internationally recognised war zones in breach of Swedish promises about refoulement since 1951.

So, can someone please tell me (you'll find an email address shown below on this blog) is there so much difference between this behaviour and the slave trade ?  Both torture and abuse, both deprive a person of their human rights (like the right to a fair trial), both demonstrate a level of cynicism and depravity (how can you possibly call Afghanistan 'safe' ?.... that's depraved!) and both place a stain upon a society that remains for decades.

posted with the kind permission of Maria Robsahm

broken hearts

The chorus of Shame

grows louder and louder. The understanding that the Migration Depatment has broken rules and regulations. The awareness that the legal system has been deeply flawed.

The sight of young people who came here accepting the promise of an 'open hearted Sweden', full of hope and trust, being forcibly dragged to a plane to be sent back to a country that has - by any acceptable definition - been at war for 30 years. Those same young people, emotionally and mentally tortured for sometimes 2 years or more live in a fog of fear.

Thousands have gone into hiding, a shadow society that presents a massive security risk. What have they got to live for except the vague hope that a solution will come and save them ?  It is a tribute to their decency, to their graciousness, that there have not been countless destructive events.

In the middle of all this,politicians prevaricate, it is after all an election year and many fear to be seen as being too welcoming to foreigners even though the economic benefits to the nation are indisputably good.

At what point will the politicians simply accept that this chorus of shame is a curse that noble Sweden should not have upon it, in this generation or any future generation? Not many generations ago, 1.3 million Swedes emigrated - not escaping war, terrorism or persecution. Is it not a life balance for Sweden's governments to honour the promises this nation made to all those who came before November 2015, especially with regards to non-refoulement ?

Here you can see some of the many many many examples of this chorus of shame, click on the link for an article in pdf format. 

legal poker

legal criticism from a lawyer firm

failed state article

ashamed article

Justice demands accountability

There may be those who think this blog is simply (as very important as that is) about young asylum seekers.

They would be incorrect to assume this.

Of all the things that the asylum seeker surge of 2014-5 (remember, invited here with an open heart policy), has shown, is an alarming deterioration of judicial standards and jurisprudence – where accusation and opinion – NOT EVIDENCE – has been the basis for judgement. Many times that accusation and opinion is poorly researched, incorrect and an affront to any decent standard of jurisprudence. Accusation and opinion presented by civil servants who are paid by the taxpayer to follow rules.

It is time that those who abused the rules face accountability and are suitably admonished for bringing Swedish Justice into disrespect.

I am not alone in this perception…….am I ?

LiveJournal Tags: asylum scandal,deportations,non-refoulement

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